The two clubs go toe to toe in Beijing's Bird's Nest Stadium next Monday – but how will the two teams look if Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola pick their strongest available teams?

With players only just arriving back from their involvement in Euro 2016 and the Copa America – and some still on holiday – neither team will be at full strength.

United have already indicated that, while Wayne Rooney, Chris Smalling and Marcus Rashford are in their travelling party, they are unlikely to play after a few days of pre-season work.

The same will apply to City stars like Sergio Aguero, David Silva, Nolito and Nicolas Otamendi, while Kelechi Iheanacho appears to be waiting on a visa to see if he will join the squad.

And with Blues aces Kevin De Bruyne, Eliaquim Mangala and Bacary Sagna and Reds Anthony Martial, Morgan Schneiderlin, Matteo Darmian, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Zlatan Ibrahimovic not in the party at all, and the respective managers will have depleted squads from which to choose.

Chris Smalling and David Silva are among the players unlikely to feature in Beijing

City are taking Pablo Zabaleta, who returned to training this week after an ankle injury, and Vincent Kompany, who will continue his rehabilitation work, but neither is likely to figure.

Given that Guardiola and Mourinho NEVER want to lose to each other, what will be the strongest starting line-ups they could possibly field in Beijing?

We reckon the following come close, although it is also likely that both teams will change their entire personnel at half time.